Various
Old people now have their honor
On Monday, a new law came into force in China, according to which adult children are now required to visit their parents. Violators will be fined and even imprisoned.
03.07.2013- English version
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Controversial
A head transplant?
Professor Sergio Canavero from the University of Turin published an article in Surgical Neurology International, in which he justified the possibility and technically described the process of human head transplantation.
02.07.2013
Nanotechnology
Express diagnostics of bacterial sensitivity to antibiotics
If the cantilever is treated with a solution of an antibiotic effective against bacteria of this strain, its fluctuations subside; parallel exposure to several cantilevers allows you to pick up an effective medicine in just minutes.
02.07.2013
Other life sciences
Contact lenses for diabetics
It is possible that someday patients suffering from diabetes will be able to determine blood glucose levels using contact lenses with a fuel cell powered by tear fluid.
01.07.2013
Biotechnologies - into life
Russian and European scientists create innovative medicines together
Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Alexey Egorov – about the preliminary results of six international projects supported by the RFBR and the European Laboratory of Molecular Biology aimed at creating innovative medicines.
01.07.2013
Biomedicine
Will kinase inhibitors help with Alzheimer's disease?
Professor Kenneth Kosik from the University of California, Santa Barbara and his group have found a new potential target for the fight against Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.
01.07.2013
Theories of aging
About the reality of the Methuselah Century: Part 2
Is it possible to block the genetic aging program? In what areas of medicine can such technologies be used? The answers to these questions are at the end of the interview with Academician Skulachev.
01.07.2013
Biomedicine
"Anti-vaccine" for diabetes
Unlike conventional vaccines, BHT-3021 does not activate the patient's immune system, but diverts the attention of killer cells from insulin-producing pancreatic cells.
01.07.2013
Grants and competitions
"Bio/mol/text"-2013
For the third time, the authors of the Biomolecule website are holding a competition for the best popular science article on the achievements of modern biology - molecular biology, biophysics, biomedicine, bio- and nanotechnology.
01.07.2013
Your health
Breast cancer prevention: Eat fish!
The polyunsaturated fatty acids contained in fish can reduce the risk of developing breast cancer.
01.07.2013
Biotechnologies - into life
Bioplastics and biodiesel from meat processing plant waste
Lipids from animal waste are converted into fatty acid compounds, which are divided into saturated and unsaturated. Unsaturated fatty acids are processed into biodiesel, and saturated fatty acids are processed into bioplastics.
28.06.2013
Various
President of the Cancer Society: 40% of medicines are fake
David Zaridze commented on the situation with the exposure of a group that sold counterfeit medicines on a particularly large scale.
28.06.2013
Bioethics
The "Greens" kept stolen mice in inhumane conditions
Cages were filled with all available surfaces of the combined bathroom, including the toilet lid. Some of the stolen mice are not initially adapted to life outside the laboratory.
28.06.2013
Bioethics
"Children of three parents": Julitta rides…
If the bill, which the UK government plans to prepare this autumn, is adopted, the first child from three parents will be able to be born in 2015.
28.06.2013
Your health
Once again about the benefits of moderate drinking and healthy sleep
Lovers of drinking 1-2 "drinks" a day, as a rule, cope faster and better with solving logic games and puzzles than teetotallers or excessive drinkers. And lack of sleep or excessive sleep worsen the passage of the game.
28.06.2013
Note to the businessman
A useful toilet is looking for investors
Codling believes that its development will reduce the number of cases of rectal cancer, hemorrhoids, fecal incontinence, as well as heart attacks in the toilet. Now the designer is looking for investors to bring his development to the market.
27.06.2013
Various
Maybe I'm just starting to live…
In Russia, the "old men" enroll people who, by Western standards, are still far from this milestone. Moreover, many themselves begin to identify themselves in this way already in 50-60 years. But as soon as older people find themselves in a situation where they can study, communicate and do what they like, these stereotypes inevitably collapse.
27.06.2013
Other life sciences
Obesity can lead to liver cancer
Obesity changes the intestinal microflora, intestinal bacteria act on the liver and contribute to the development of cancer. Scientists have traced all the links in the chain that leads from obesity to liver cancer.
27.06.2013
Biomedicine
Cancer treatment: neutralize the provocateur
The US National Cancer Institute has announced the launch of a mega-project to find ways to block the synthesis of the RAS protein, which provokes the development of one third of all known cancers.
27.06.2013
Grants and competitions
Bayer Scholarships for young people
The scholarship programs of the Bayer Science and Education Foundation provide an opportunity for everyone whose professional interest is related to natural sciences and related disciplines to choose a program suitable for their profile.
26.06.2013